1 census tracts · pop 2,199 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 8–8
Sandtown-Winchester is a one-tract neighborhood of Baltimore, MD and houses 2,199 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, in the High tier. Average gross rent is $665, 50% below the Baltimore average of $1,331.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 38.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 47.1% of adults, 29.3 points above the national rate.
30% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1/10. Cost burden runs 43% against 32.0% citywide, putting Sandtown-Winchester 10.6% over its own city.
The poverty rate is 35%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. On the high side is economic stress at 8.7/10. That places it #1 of 157 neighborhoods in Baltimore.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $33,973. 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sandtown-Winchester vs BaltimoreHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sandtown-Winchester
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
38.0%Housing insecurity
29.1%Utility shutoff threat
47.1%Food insecurity
51.8%SNAP enrollment
13.1%No health insurance
44.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sandtown-Winchester
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sandtown-Winchester?
Sandtown-Winchester scores 8/10 (High tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Sandtown-Winchester compare to Baltimore overall?
Sandtown-Winchester scores 1.4 points higher than Baltimore overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $665 vs $1,331.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sandtown-Winchester?
Average gross rent in Sandtown-Winchester is $665/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sandtown-Winchester residents are renters?
43% of Sandtown-Winchester households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Baltimore). The neighborhood has 2,199 residents.
Q5
Is Sandtown-Winchester a high social-vulnerability area?
Sandtown-Winchester sits in the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Sandtown-Winchester for landlords?
Sandtown-Winchester carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Baltimore as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Sandtown-Winchester?
Sandtown-Winchester has 2,179 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (91.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (5%), Other / Multiracial (2.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
